The Secwepemc settlement of Tkʼemlups, meaning "river junction," was an economically important centre within the area that later came to be the British Columbian Interior long before European arrival in North America. The reason was its very favourable location at the confluence of two major navigable rivers, the South Thompson River and the North Thompson. Europeans who settled in the area brought the native name into the English language as Kamloops, which became the name of Fort Kamloops, one of the main posts of the Hudson's Bay Company (originally built by the North West Company).[citation needed]
Leaders of the Kamloops band of Secwepemc were notable in the history of the colonization of British Columbia. Around 1800, Kwaʼlila was a chief who invited his better-known nephew Nicola to the Nicola Valley and passed on the mantle of the Kamloops chieftaincy. Nicola was the presiding chief at Kamloops, and also jointly Grand Chief of the Okanagan people, during the Fraser Canyon War and the associated troubles of the Okanagan Trail, and was made a magistrate enforcing British law by Governor James Douglas. Nicola's son Chilliheetza, or Txelexitsa, figured prominently in native/colonist politics in the later 19th Century, as have other chiefs of the Kamloops band since. Other notable Contact-era chiefs were Chief Tranquille and Chief Lolo.[citation needed]
The territory that would later become TteS was part of the Thompson River District of the North West Company when the company officially defined its territory west of the Rocky Mountains in 1815.[citation needed]After unsuccessfully recruiting local indigenous populations to hunt and trap for them, the North West Company began a practice of importing Haudenosaunee from around Montreal to hunt and trap, with an expectation that they would teach the local populations how to do so as well. This led to at least two violent confrontations between the North West Company and local indigenous people during the 1810s.[5]
The Kamloops Indian Residential School was established on the Nation's territory in 1890, and was run by the Catholic Church until 1969 as part of the Canadian Indian residential school system, before being taken over by the federal government and used as a day school. At one point, the school was the largest in the residential school system, with up to 500 students attending at any given time. The school closed in 1978, but the building remains near a bend in the South Thompson River on Kamloops Indian Reserve No. 1. In May 2021, according to a source referencing TteS Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir's news release, the remains of 215 children, including some as young as three years old, were found buried on the site of the former residential school. Work is being done to see if any records of these deaths can be found in local museums, and to inform community members who had family that attended the school, to provide help dealing with the discovery.[6] Another source limits the discovery to having identified approximately 200 potential burial sites using ground penetrating radar techniques, citing more forensic investigation and excavation work needing to be done.[7]
The city of Kamloops is now a major regional urban centre with circa 92,000 residents. The Kamloops Indian Band's business district functions economically as a part of the city, though it is separately administered by the Band. The golf course and resort/recreational community of Sun Rivers is located on the main Kamloops Reserve.
Controversy over the Sun Peaks Resort in regard to native title has involved Kamloops band members.
Demographics
The Band currently has 1,412 members living on and off its 33,150-acre (134.2 km2) reserve. It has active language and cultural programs and its Skʼelep School of Excellence is one of the largest First Nations elementary schools in British Columbia (Skʼelep is the Shuswap language name for "the Trickster", Coyote).
Indian Reserves
Some of the Indian Reserves under the administration of TteS include:
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^Mackie, Richard Somerset (1997), Trading Beyond the Mountains: The British Fur Trade on the Pacific 1793–1843, Vancouver, B.C.: University of British Columbia Press, pp. 12, 18–21
^"Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia". APTN National News. The Canadian Press. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^"Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc release final report on unmarked graves at former Kamloops residential school". Ici Radio Canada. CBC/ Radio Canada International. July 15, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
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External links
Kamloops Indian Band website
January 22, 2023
tkʼemlúps, secwépemc, pronounced, tkʼəmˈlups, səˈxʷɛpəmx, abbreviated, ttes, previously, known, kamloops, indian, band, first, nations, government, within, shuswap, nation, tribal, council, which, represents, seventeen, secwepemc, band, governments, southern, . Tkʼemlups te Secwepemc pronounced tkʼemˈlups te seˈxʷɛpemx 1 abbreviated TteS and previously known as the Kamloops Indian Band is a First Nations government within the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council 2 which represents ten of the seventeen Secwepemc band governments all in the southern Central Interior region spanning the Thompson and Shuswap districts It is one of the largest of the 17 groups into which the Secwepemc Shuswap nation was divided when the Colony of British Columbia established an Indian reserve system in the 1860s Tkʼemlups te SecwepemcBand No 688PeopleSecwepemcLandMain reserveKamloops 1Other reserve s Hihium Lake 6 Kamloops 2 Kamloops 3 Kamloops 4 Kamloops 5Land area134 159 51 sq mi km2Population 2021 On reserve563On other land103Off reserve746Total population1412GovernmentChiefRosanne CasimirCouncilMarie Baptiste Thomas William Blank Justin Gottfriedson Katy Gottfriedson Jeanette Jules Sonny LeonardTribal CouncilShuswap Nation Tribal CouncilWebsitehttps tkemlups caThe Chief of TteS is referred to as the Kukpi7 3 Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Indian Reserves 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditPrior to European colonization of the Americas the Secwepemc occupied traditional territory spanning approximately 145 000 square kilometres 56 000 sq mi known as Secwepemcul ecw in Secwepemctsin 4 The Secwepemc settlement of Tkʼemlups meaning river junction was an economically important centre within the area that later came to be the British Columbian Interior long before European arrival in North America The reason was its very favourable location at the confluence of two major navigable rivers the South Thompson River and the North Thompson Europeans who settled in the area brought the native name into the English language as Kamloops which became the name of Fort Kamloops one of the main posts of the Hudson s Bay Company originally built by the North West Company citation needed Leaders of the Kamloops band of Secwepemc were notable in the history of the colonization of British Columbia Around 1800 Kwaʼlila was a chief who invited his better known nephew Nicola to the Nicola Valley and passed on the mantle of the Kamloops chieftaincy Nicola was the presiding chief at Kamloops and also jointly Grand Chief of the Okanagan people during the Fraser Canyon War and the associated troubles of the Okanagan Trail and was made a magistrate enforcing British law by Governor James Douglas Nicola s son Chilliheetza or Txelexitsa figured prominently in native colonist politics in the later 19th Century as have other chiefs of the Kamloops band since Other notable Contact era chiefs were Chief Tranquille and Chief Lolo citation needed The territory that would later become TteS was part of the Thompson River District of the North West Company when the company officially defined its territory west of the Rocky Mountains in 1815 citation needed After unsuccessfully recruiting local indigenous populations to hunt and trap for them the North West Company began a practice of importing Haudenosaunee from around Montreal to hunt and trap with an expectation that they would teach the local populations how to do so as well This led to at least two violent confrontations between the North West Company and local indigenous people during the 1810s 5 The Kamloops Indian Residential School was established on the Nation s territory in 1890 and was run by the Catholic Church until 1969 as part of the Canadian Indian residential school system before being taken over by the federal government and used as a day school At one point the school was the largest in the residential school system with up to 500 students attending at any given time The school closed in 1978 but the building remains near a bend in the South Thompson River on Kamloops Indian Reserve No 1 In May 2021 according to a source referencing TteS Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir s news release the remains of 215 children including some as young as three years old were found buried on the site of the former residential school Work is being done to see if any records of these deaths can be found in local museums and to inform community members who had family that attended the school to provide help dealing with the discovery 6 Another source limits the discovery to having identified approximately 200 potential burial sites using ground penetrating radar techniques citing more forensic investigation and excavation work needing to be done 7 The city of Kamloops is now a major regional urban centre with circa 92 000 residents The Kamloops Indian Band s business district functions economically as a part of the city though it is separately administered by the Band The golf course and resort recreational community of Sun Rivers is located on the main Kamloops Reserve Controversy over the Sun Peaks Resort in regard to native title has involved Kamloops band members Demographics EditThe Band currently has 1 412 members living on and off its 33 150 acre 134 2 km2 reserve It has active language and cultural programs and its Skʼelep School of Excellence is one of the largest First Nations elementary schools in British Columbia Skʼelep is the Shuswap language name for the Trickster Coyote Indian Reserves EditSome of the Indian Reserves under the administration of TteS include Kamloops Indian Reserve No 1 confluence of the South and North Thompson Rivers adjacent to and within the City of Kamloops 13283 2 ha 51 sq mi 8 9 This reserve is what is meant by the common name Kamloops Indian Reserve The community of Sun Rivers British Columbia is located on this reserve Coordinates 50 43 00 N 120 16 00 W 50 71667 N 120 26667 W 50 71667 120 26667 Kamloops Indian Reserve No 2 at outlet of Trapp Lake 6 0 ha 14 3 4 acres 10 Kamloops Indian Reserve No 3 on west shore of Trapp Lake 3 0 ha 7 1 2 acres 11 Kamloops Indian Reserve No 4 on the right bank of the North Thompson River about 24 miles north of Kamloops 12 72 8 hectares 180 acres Kamloops Indian Reserve No 5 on the north shore of Heffley Lake 18 6 ha 46 acres 13 Hihium Lake 6 Shared between Upper Nicola Lower Nicola Bonaparte and Tkʼemlups Kamloops Bands 78 acresReferences Edit https www tru ca shared assets tkemlups te secwepemc46997 mp3 bare URL AV media file Indian and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation Detail Archived from the original on 2012 03 31 Retrieved 2009 10 04 Kukpi7 Tkʼemlups te Secwepemc Retrieved May 30 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link History Tkʼemlups te Secwepemc Archived from the original on June 3 2021 Retrieved June 3 2021 Mackie Richard Somerset 1997 Trading Beyond the Mountains The British Fur Trade on the Pacific 1793 1843 Vancouver B C University of British Columbia Press pp 12 18 21 Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia APTN National News The Canadian Press May 28 2021 Retrieved May 30 2021 Tkʼemlups te Secwepemc release final report on unmarked graves at former Kamloops residential school Ici Radio Canada CBC Radio Canada International July 15 2021 Retrieved September 20 2021 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserve Settlement Village Detail Archived from the original on 2012 03 31 Retrieved 2009 10 04 Kamloops Indian Reserve 1 BC Geographical Names Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserve Settlement Village Detail Archived from the original on 2012 03 31 Retrieved 2009 10 04 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserve Settlement Village Detail Archived from the original on 2012 03 31 Retrieved 2009 10 04 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserve Settlement Village Detail Archived from the original on 2012 03 31 Retrieved 2009 10 04 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserves Settlement Village Detail Archived from the original on 2012 03 31 Retrieved 2009 10 04 External links EditKamloops Indian Band website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tkʼemlups te Secwepemc amp oldid 1131813323, wikipedia, wiki, 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